Ezekiel 23:2
New International Version
“Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother.

New Living Translation
“Son of man, once there were two sisters who were daughters of the same mother.

English Standard Version
“Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother.

Berean Standard Bible
“Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother,

King James Bible
Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:

New King James Version
“Son of man, there were two women, The daughters of one mother.

New American Standard Bible
“Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother;

NASB 1995
“Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother;

NASB 1977
“Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother;

Legacy Standard Bible
“Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother;

Amplified Bible
“Son of man, there were two women (Israel and Judah), the daughters of one mother (the united kingdom);

Christian Standard Bible
“Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother,

American Standard Version
Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:

Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, son of man, listen to this story about two sisters.

English Revised Version
Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Son of man, there were once two women, daughters of the same mother.

Good News Translation
"Mortal man," he said, "there were once two sisters.

International Standard Version
"Son of Man, here are two sisters who are daughters from the same mother.

Majority Standard Bible
“Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother,

NET Bible
"Son of man, there were two women who were daughters of the same mother.

New Heart English Bible
"Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:

Webster's Bible Translation
Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:

World English Bible
“Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Two women were daughters of one mother,

Young's Literal Translation
Two women were daughters of one mother,

Smith's Literal Translation
Son of man, there were two women, daughters of one mother:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Son of man, there were two women, daughters of one mother.

Catholic Public Domain Version
“Son of man, two women were daughters of one mother,

New American Bible
Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother.

New Revised Standard Version
Mortal, there were two women, the daughters of one mother;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Son of man, there were two women, daughters of one mother:

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Context
The Adultery of Oholah and Oholibah
1Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother, 3and they played in Egypt, prostituting themselves from their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 3:6-10
Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there. / I thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it. / She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well. ...

Hosea 2:2-5
Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts. / Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst. / I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery. ...

Isaiah 1:21
See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!

Jeremiah 2:20
“For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.

Hosea 1:2
When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”

Jeremiah 13:27
Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”

Isaiah 57:3-8
“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! / Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit, / who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? ...

Hosea 4:12-14
My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. / I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.

Jeremiah 31:22
How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a man.”

Isaiah 50:1
This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

Revelation 17:1-5
Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ...

Revelation 18:3
All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”

2 Corinthians 11:2
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

James 4:4
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

Matthew 12:39
Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.


Treasury of Scripture

Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:

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Ezekiel 16:44,46
Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter…

Jeremiah 3:7-10
And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it

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1. The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah
23. Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers
36. The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both
45. and shows their judgments














Son of man
This phrase is a frequent address to Ezekiel, emphasizing his humanity and role as a representative of the people. In Hebrew, "ben adam" underscores the prophet's connection to mankind, serving as a bridge between God and Israel. It reminds us of the humility and responsibility inherent in being chosen to convey divine messages. The term also foreshadows the New Testament use of "Son of Man" for Jesus, highlighting the continuity of God's plan through human history.

there were two women
The imagery of two women is symbolic, representing the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Historically, these two entities were once united under a single monarchy but split after Solomon's reign. This division led to distinct political and spiritual paths, often marked by idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. The use of women as symbols here is poignant, as it evokes the intimate and covenantal relationship God intended with His people, akin to a marriage.

daughters of the same mother
This phrase emphasizes the shared origin and heritage of Israel and Judah. Despite their division, both kingdoms stem from the same covenantal promises given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The "mother" here can be seen as the nation of Israel as a whole, or metaphorically, the covenant relationship with God. This shared lineage serves as a reminder of their collective identity and the unity they are called to in faithfulness to God. Historically, it also reflects the shared cultural and religious practices that should have bound them together, despite their political separation.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of man,
אָדָ֑ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

there were
הָיֽוּ׃ (hā·yū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

two
שְׁתַּ֣יִם (šə·ta·yim)
Number - fd
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

women,
נָשִׁ֔ים (nā·šîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

daughters
בְּנ֥וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 1323: A daughter

of the same
אַחַ֖ת (’a·ḥaṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

mother,
אֵם־ (’êm-)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 517: A mother, )


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